Otogi-zōshi
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This article is about medieval Japanese illustrated short stories. For the anime series, see Otogi Zoshi (anime). For the short stories by Osamu Dazai, see Otogi-zōshi (Dazai).
Otogi-zōshi (御伽草子) are a group of about 350 Japanese prose narratives written primarily in the Muromachi period (1392–1573). These illustrated short stories, which remain unattributed, together form one of the representative literary genres of the Japanese medieval era.
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